What Doesn't Kill You (Only Almost Kills You)

The 1980s are out for our blood and we wouldn't have it any other way. Join us as we sink our teeth into Joel Schumacher's teen vampire classic, "The Lost Boys". This movie has everything: homoerotic dream sequences, power ballads, orgasmic deaths, and The Two Coreys.   Music featured in this episode: "Cry Little Sister (Theme from The Lost Boys)" by Gerard McMann "Power Play" by Eddie & the Tide

By this point, everyone who wanted to see "Hereditary" in theatres should have seen it by now. HINT HINT. And now that you've seen it, join us for this episode in which we attempt to figure out what the eff happened in this creepy-ass movie. Which we liked! Also, sorry for the insane amount of street noise. Loud church music and Brooklyn traffic were in full bloom in our neighborhood.

We watched "A Quiet Place" and it was aight.

"Grabbers" is a 2012 Irish horror-comedy about a small town that needs to stay drunk in order to fend off parasitic alien predators. It makes total sense in context, which is more than we can say for our lightweight disastrous recording session for this episode. Three words: DAD. MOTORCYCLE. GANG.

Lucky number 13 is all about "Ghostwatch", a BBC "news" special that aired on Halloween night, 1992. It's eerie, highly entertaining, and surprisingly tough to put into words. But, boy do we try. Also, Saoli would like to note that a) Peter Jennings died in 2005 and b) this is pretty indicative of when she last watched TV news.   Music: Day of Chaos Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Delightful D Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

To make up for our longest absence yet, us gals at WDKY are coming back in full force with a special double feature episode. We watched one classic and one "classic", both of which are horror comedies that have developed cult followings, each for entirely different reasons. Saoli and Darlena are kicking off 2018 with John Landis's beloved 1981 film, "An American Werewolf in London". And also "Jack Frost". Welcome back to the coven!   Music: Delightful D Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Your Halloween just got a little Halloween-er! In this special episode of WDKY, we talk about "The Shining" and how it's never too late to get help for a drinking problem. Well...until you try to murder your family with an ax. That's probably a good stopping point.

For Saoli's HalloweenMonth2k17 pick, we watched the extremely rape-y 1981 Japanese anime version of "Swan Lake". It's not so much a cute little romp as it is an allegory for sexual assault and the everlasting oppression of women. We also talk about Harvey Weinstein and the powerful sexual predator who's currently running the U.S. into the ground. And the talking squirrels! Yay!

Hold on to your pants. Saoli's suppressed childhood trauma is about to be foolishly unearthed by our upcoming movie pick. This creepy Japanese anime (yeah, we went there!) has everything: a captive princess, an evil sorcerer, and talking squirrels who fall in love. It's horrific.

A tired Saoli barely holds it together whilst discussing "Child's Play", the 1988 cult classic that launched an ongoing franchise (as well as Darlena's fear of dolls). Also, Detective Mike + Single Mom Karen 4ever.

In this minisode, Saoli announces the next movie we're watching. It's Darlena's pick and it involves a creepy haunted doll (because of course it does). Also, the movie's actually called "Child's Play", not Chucky. It only stars an evil doll character named Chucky. Saoli is super interested in this franchise, she swears!

The "Leprechaun" movies have the unique distinction of somehow being offensive toward Irish people, black people, North Dakota, Tha Hood, pogo enthusiasts, and the wonders of space exploration, all within one B-horror movie series that, like its title character, just won't die. In this episode, Saoli and Darlena discuss the original 1993 film that launched both the series and the film career of a then-unknown actress named Jennifer Aniston. Seriously!

In this mini-episode, startling revelations about Stephen King's IT cause Darlena to lose her goddamn mind.

We watched IT (2017) and IT was gory, creepy, a little incest-y and, dare we say, charming? We had a blast. Join us on this Freudian examination of our own childhoods as we discuss the forms that IT would take, were we to encounter IT during our dreadful pre-teen years.

We're back, baby! After a long absence (for completely banal reasons), your two favorite working girls are back to give you a rundown of what's been going on, including our plans for the extra special next full episode of WDKY. Plus, we show off our new microphones and the crushing power they provide us. It's good to be back.

This is our first Very Live Episode of WDKY! *hence the poor audio quality* We're so excited to be talking about "The Babadook", which is one of the only horror movies to ever make Saoli flinch just a little tiny bit. And, not to be "those people" but we totally liked "The Babadook" before he became so popular with the hip young people.

In this very special (and we're not even using that term loosely!) mini episode, Saoli and Darlena talk about "Seoul Station", the animated prequel to "Train to Busan". So ALL THE SPOILERS IMAGINABLE. You've been warned. Now, just to be clear, we definitely did enjoy most of "Seoul Station", and we're only hard on it because of one extremely glaring misstep... Oh, we also announce the next movie we're watching and kill a mosquito. Yeah, it was a long day.

This week, Saoli and Darlena discuss the thought-provoking 2016 South Korean zombie movie, "Train to Busan". They definitely DON'T discuss a certain long-running zombie TV show that has caused untold emotional distress for countless fans (but for US ESPECIALLY) and doesn't deserve to be included in our sacred podcast space. Let's just say it rhymes with "Sha Shmalking Shmead" and that we don't talk about it in our household. They know what they did.

Today, we're celebrating a very special birthday AND announcing the next movie. It's going to be riotously full of the living dead (the birthday and the movie). In preparation, everyone should bring a present and a weapon. Mine will be sharp and rusty (the present and the weapon).

Reunited and it feels so gooooood. Darlena is back from vacation and we're both back in Brooklyn for the first time in weeks! And just in time because, in this episode, we discuss Jordan Peele's thrilling directorial debut, "Get Out". This movie will MESS. YOU. UP. And so will the screaming child who makes an (unwelcome) appearance partway through our recording process... This is why we need proper microphones, people! Lastly, if you haven't done so already, please check out our Kickstarter campaign (http://kck.st/2tY1pdP), donate if you can, and spread the word! WDKY needs YOU.

In this lil' episode, we announce the next movie (a real punch to the face, but in the best way) AND reveal some medium-sized news/plans we have for WDKY!

And, we're back! After a slight delay due to Darlena being stranded in the forests of Utah (or whatever), we have finally been able to discuss 2013's "The Conjuring" and the complex gender politics that it so astutely explores. I'm just kidding. This was the mayonnaise of horror movies. Sorry not sorry to the LL Fool Js who actually enjoyed "The Conjuring". Also, the word we were thinking of was "analyze". I guess two BFAs don't make a right.

Announcing our next movie: one of us is pretty excited to watch this enormously popular (and fairly recent) ghost movie, while the other better pack her brown pants when she goes on vacation.

Apologies for the delay and the somewhat janky audio quality. (Saoli is away from her usual perch and has to make do with only her cell phone and sheer force of will.) This episode is all about the controversial Japanese film, "Battle Royale". It's more than just a story of the school field trip from hell. It's also a commentary on the pressures of adolescence, generational divides, and the changing societal norms of Japan in the late 20th century. But also, there's dick stabbing.

In this prequel/mini/preview episode (we're not sure what to call them yet), Darlena announces the movie we're watching next. This cult favorite has everything: great action, budding romance, and crotchal mutilation. Can't guess what it is? Listen to the episode to find out!

We're back with another episode of What Doesn't Kill You (Only Almost Kills You), and this time we're up against Freddy Krueger, the baddest of the '80s bad boys. He's rapey, he's slashy, he's a burn victim, and he wants to be your boyfriend. Well, not if we can help it. And we CAN help it. Tune in to find out how Saoli and Darlena plan on facing the iconic villain and nightmarish suburban hellscape of Wes Craven's original "A Nightmare on Elm Street".

We made it through a very thorough first episode of What Doesn't Kill You (Only Almost Kills You)! We've packed our bindles and bid farewell to our loved ones. We're radio people now. Saoli is flying solo this time with a tiny episode full of moderately-sized announcements, including what we're watching next. Have a listen if you want to be in the loop for next Sunday's full-length episode.

Welcome to What Doesn't Kill You (Only Almost Kills You), hosted by Saoli Nguyen and Darlena Chiem! We're just a couple of filmmakers with a love of horror movies. Well, Saoli loves horror movies. Darlena is a little weenie who has nightmares about them. However, a tendency we both share is our need to come up with escape plans for the scenarios that present themselves in the horror movies that Saoli makes Darlena watch. Whether it's a slasher flick or something more ~paranormal, we take it upon ourselves to figure out how to survive SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO. That's right, we're doing this for you. You're welcome, humans. Every two weeks, we'll release a new episode in which we analyze the particulars of a specific horror movie (it can be classic or contemporary) and come up with strategies on how we would defeat the cannibal family, killer clown, flesh-eating smog, etc., were we in the place of the film's protagonist. Other than that, there aren't many rules to this. Saoli suggested that we start with "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" mostly because we've never seen it before, but also as a little homage to the state where she spent many hellish, blazing hot summers as a child. Enjoy!